At Masaki Sato's order, the remnants of the 42nd Regiment of the Japanese Army, numbering more than 700 troops, began to attack.
More than 700 Japanese troops, reinforced by four 75mm-caliber field guns, began to attack in a skirmish line.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
Four 38-type 75mm field guns began to fire, and shells began to hit the position of the Zhiyi Regiment and the 1st Battalion.
"Leader, why don't you go back and take command! This is too dangerous!" Li Chunfei began to persuade.
Zhang Tianhai shook his head and said: "Don't be afraid, these little Japanese artillery shells can't kill me."
I saw Li Chunfei said with a embarrassed look on his face: "No, Tuanzuo. Zhiyi Tuan can live without me, Li Chunfei, but we can't live without Tuanzuo! If anything happens, I, Li Chunfei, don't have the face to face my brothers in Zhiyi Tuan." They."
Seeing the difficult look on Li Chunfei's face, Zhang Tianhai finally agreed. He nodded and said: "Okay! Then I will withdraw first! You must withstand this wave of Japanese attacks and do your best to kill and injure them." The effective strength of the Japanese army. The third battalion, together with the small artillery battery, will launch a fierce attack on the Japanese army on the flanks. We do not seek to completely annihilate the Japanese army, but only seek to defeat them in one fell swoop."
"Yes, regimental seat!" Because he was in the trench, Li Chunfei did not stand up and salute Zhang Tianhai.
"Whether the Japanese army can be defeated in this battle depends on your battalion. As long as you can withstand the Japanese attack, the rest will be up to us." Zhang Tianhai patted Li Chunfei on the shoulder and said, and then took Xu Sangou The others returned to the regiment headquarters east of the city.
Just as Li Chunfei led the 1st Battalion to resist the attack of the remnants of the Sato Regiment, another group of Japanese troops, namely the 11th Regiment and the 21st Regiment, had restored order from the chaos. , they even assembled more than ten tanks and more than twenty artillery pieces, and were launching a fierce attack on Huang Weigang's 38th Division!
"Damn it, are these little devils crazy? They are trying their best to break out to the east!" Huang Weigang cursed, and then said to the staff officer beside him: "Go to the communications office and let the intelligence here be reported to the front line. Commanders of the Combat Command!"
"Yes! Division commander!" the staff officer responded.
"Also, send a telegram to Li Jinzhen, commander of the 112th Brigade, ordering his brigade to hold back the Japanese attack! Telegraph Li Jiusi's 113th Brigade to immediately launch a fierce attack on the Japanese army's flanks!" Huang Weigang said solemnly. He said that he was not unaware of the heavy casualties suffered by the 38th Division at this time, and he would do his best to keep the main force of the Japanese army here!
The 38th Division fought with the Japanese army for a whole day and night, wiping out more than a thousand enemies, but the casualties they incurred were not small. You must know that compared to Zhang Tianhai's troops, they were in urgent need of heavy weapons. First of all They don't have such a good thing as machine guns. Secondly, they don't have an artillery battalion as "trenched" as Zhang Tianhai's.
As the absolute main force of the 59th Army, the 38th Division has artillery, but they only have a small artillery company and only two Japanese-made 75mm field guns, and these two field guns The artillery was obtained by capturing Japanese troops on the Huaihe battlefield.
Although the equipment of the 59th Army is not very good, their anti-Japanese spirit cannot be underestimated!
The camera turns to Linyi, the frontline combat headquarters.
The battle report sent by Huang Weigang of the 38th Division immediately attracted the attention of Xu Zuyi, Pang Bingxun, Zhang Zizhong and others.
"Sir Xu, I think the Japanese army's desperate breakout to the east must be related to the war in Tangtou Town. According to the information from the first regiment directly under the Third War Zone, the Japanese army is attacking Tangtou Town, and the intensity of the attack is not high enough. Small." Pang Bingxun said.
"According to intelligence, the number of Japanese troops marching south to Linyi was about 6,000. In the battle from last night to just now, Huang Weigang's 38th Division's troops managed to annihilate no fewer than 1,300 enemies, while Zhang Tianhai's troops were attacking Tangtou Town. At that time, more than 600 enemy troops were wiped out. In addition, the 180th Division wiped out about 1,000 enemies in Tongfoguanzhuang. This means that there are still more than 3,000 Japanese troops near Linyi, and they also have tanks. , artillery and other heavy weapons, this is a considerable force." Xu Zuyi analyzed.
"Sir Xu, when it comes to this, I have a bold idea. I don't know if the two officers, Chief Xu and Commander Pang, agree with my opinion." Zhang Zizhong said hesitantly.
"It doesn't matter if you say so." Chief Xu Zuyi looked at Zhang Zizhong.
"At this time, the strategic goal of the Japanese army is obvious. It wants to retake Tangtou Town, the bridgehead on the Linyi front line, and lay the foundation for the next stage of the Japanese army's operations. In this case, why don't we use this trick? Attract the main force of the Japanese army to Tangtou Town. With the 40th Army and our 59th Army as the main force, we will encircle the Japanese army and achieve the strategic goal of annihilating the remaining forces of the Sakamoto Brigade in one fell swoop." Zhang Zizhong said very seriously with his eyes as sharp as an eagle.
"What do you think, Brother Chen?" Xu Zuyi looked at Pang Bingxun again and asked.
Pang Bingxun's expression was a little hesitant: First, he had a good personal relationship with Zhang Tianhai. If he agreed to this plan, he would put Zhang Tianhai in danger, but he also knew that Zhang Tianhai's troops were strong and well-armed, and the Japanese army would With this small force, I want to kill all the Zhiyi Regiment, fearing that my teeth will be broken.
Pang Bingxun also knew that this was a war, and it was a national war that affected the survival of the nation, so he could only grit his teeth and said: "I agree with Xin Chen's plan. The third theater is directly under the headquarters of the first regiment. It has strong soldiers and horses and extremely strong combat effectiveness. , if this regiment were to guard Tangtou Town, it would not be easy for the Japanese army to capture Tangtou Town."
"But right now our 715th Regiment Liu Zhaohua's troops are chasing the Japanese troops outside Tangtou Town, and now the main force of our 180th Division is also cleaning up the remnants of the Japanese troops in Tongfo Guanzhuang. Is the main force of our 180th Division Can you cooperate with the First Regiment of the Third War Zone to annihilate the Japanese troops outside Tangtou Town in one fell swoop, and then deal with the enemy in front of the 38th Division?" Zhang Zizhong said with some hesitation, after all, he first annihilated the Japanese troops outside Tangtou Town at this time. It is not impossible for the enemy troops to encircle Tangtou Town again.
Xu Zuyi thought for a while and flatly rejected Zhang Zizhong's proposal: "No, this is absolutely not allowed. This is just a move to scare off the enemy. If this enemy unit is annihilated, wouldn't it be an avenge for the enemy in front of the 38th Division? Xin'er, tell them that our main force is near Tangtou Town? Then the Japanese army may not be fooled."
"What does Commander Xu mean?" Zhang Zizhong was a little confused about Commander Xu's operational thinking.
Xu Zuyi shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Not only can we not annihilate this enemy force, but we must also mobilize the main force of the 180th Division that is pursuing outside Tangtou Town, and station the entire division in Tongfoguanzhuang, so that the Japanese troops outside Tangtou Town After being able to smoothly join forces with the enemy of the 38th Division, the 38th Division will then move forward towards Dali Zhuang and other places north of Tangtou to outflank the Japanese army's retreat route to the north. Then use the main force of the 40th Army to outflank the area. Detach the enemy's westward retreat, wait until the 38th Division is in place, and then send the main force of the 180th Division northward to block the retreat route of the Japanese army's southward advance! The cavalry brigade of the 59th Army is stationed in Chenzhuang. Let the enemy escape through Tangshan Col!"
"Yes! Sir!" Zhang Zizhong and Pang Bingxun stood at attention and saluted at the same time.
It's a pity that Zhang Tianhai was not at the scene. If he were, he would definitely be unwilling to die. After all, this is the central flowering plan. Both Zhang Lingfu and the Yamazaki Brigade in "Bright Sword" died under this plan. .
It can be said that this plan is extremely risky, and it is very likely that the bait will be eaten, and the enemy will break through the encirclement and run away.
But it is a pity that Zhang Tianhai, who is the center of the storm, does not know that their troops have become the center of the Linyi battle.
If Zhang Tianhai knew this result, would he regret that he was itching to fight and change the trajectory of history?
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PS: The second update is here! This chapter needs fewer words.
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